Growing Kent and Medway are looking to fund innovative ideas, processes, or technologies to support sustainable production, products and packaging in the fresh produce, food and drink supply chain.
Over £600,000 is available to fund grants worth £10,000 to £50,000. Applications must be for short-term, high-impact, innovative projects. Collaborations are encouraged.
The project could lead to the sustainable improvement of your operations, or help to create viable circular economies.
Applications open 1st March 2024.
Online Briefing
If you're interested in applying and would like to find out more, book on to their online briefing. Friday 1st March, 11am.
Previous Winners
This is the second round of their Business Sustainability Challenge. Seven businesses were awarded a share of £262,000 in October 2023.
Previous winners include GrowUp Farms, who are testing an improved way to recover and reuse rainwater using less energy, with next-generation technology supplied by Salinity. You can read about their project here: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckve938gnv7
AC Hulme & Sons are working with five business and academic partners to find ways to cut the amount of energy used to store apples after harvest. Read more.
And Canterbury Brewers and Distillers are using waste grain, water, carbon dioxide and energy from their distillation process to grow speciality mushrooms. You can hear directly from the team about their project and find out how they are using the grant at the online briefing.
Find out how you can take on the Business Sustainability Challenge. Read more